Monthly Archives: April 2012

What an End to the Apple-Samsung Patent War Might Mean For Consumers

Posted by on April 30, 2012

The Apple iPad and the Samsung Galaxy Tab have been battling in courts across the globe. Photo: Jon Snyder/Wired Apple and Samsung have been engaged in heated patent litigation since April 2011, but it looks like resolution could finally be …

Read more »

Hon Hai drops; poor end of the iPad value chain

Posted by on April 30, 2012

A security guard patrols at Hong Hai headquarters in Tucheng, Taipei county, June 8, 2010. Credit: Reuters/Pichi Chuang TAIPEI | Mon Apr 30, 2012 4:21am EDT TAIPEI (Reuters) – Shares in Hon Hai Precision Industry Co Ltd took a beating …

Read more »

Headphones/EarPhones from the Moderate to Expensive

Posted by on April 30, 2012

GeekDad customized Crossfade headphones. The kids aren’t getting these. There are two basic criteria for headphones or earbuds/earphones in my family: 1. How well they block out noise. 2. How durable they are. There’s definitely a correlation between a higher …

Read more »

Australia’s Apple store ‘Wake Up’ stunt: Let’s run through the suspects – ZDNet (blog)

Posted by on April 30, 2012

Summary: As a public service, here’s a look at the potential suspects behind Australia’s Wake Up bus marketing fiasco in front of an Apple store in Sydney. The banter in Sydney shockingly still revolves around the Wake Up flash mob …

Read more »

Apple spits out Android option from Chomp app navigator

Posted by on April 30, 2012

It’s taken a bit longer than we expected, but following Apple’s acquisition of app search engine Chomp, the Android option has now been cut out from its homepage. We’re now left with the choice between iPhone and iPad categories, alongside …

Read more »

Apple, Google could join Dow index: Barron’s

Posted by on April 30, 2012

Tweet Share this Email Print Related News Wall Street pops on Apple’s results, Fed’s reassurance Wed, Apr 25 2012 Global shares rise on Apple, Bernanke’s comments Wed, Apr 25 2012 Apple crushes Street targets, dispels iPhone fears Wed, Apr 25 …

Read more »

iPhone-carrying bra is no bust

Posted by on April 30, 2012

There’s no longer a need to ever separate from your phone, even when getting jiggy on the dance floor. The kids still say “jiggy,” right? by Eric Mack April 29, 2012 9:25 AM PDT Forget accidental pocket calls, that next …

Read more »

Apple considered physical keyboard for first iPhone – Apple Insider

Posted by on April 30, 2012

By AppleInsider Staff Published: 10:56 PM EST (07:56 PM PST) Ex-Apple executive Tony Fadell revealed that the company toyed with the idea of equipping the first iPhone with a physical keyboard, but ultimately settled on the intuitive multitouch design that …

Read more »

Switched On: Big kicks not all for starters

Posted by on April 29, 2012

Each week Ross Rubin contributes Switched On, a column about consumer technology. The end of last week’s Switched On left doubt for the future of dedicated devices that tread on the turf of smartphones. After all, funding is key to …

Read more »

Apple considered iPhone with physical keyboard? Wait, what?

Posted by on April 29, 2012

According to former Apple engineer Tony Fadell, one of the proposals for the first iPhone was a hardware keyboard. by Chris Matyszczyk April 29, 2012 9:56 AM PDT (Credit: Screenshot: Chris Matyszczyk/CNET) One little decision can provoke so much. It …

Read more »